Genetic Information and Protein Synthesis

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DNA is the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms.

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Genetic information carrier.

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Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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Process of DNA to RNA conversion.

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Translation is the process where ribosomes create proteins using mRNA.

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Ribosomes synthesize proteins from mRNA.

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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Messenger RNA function.

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Ribosomes are the cellular structures where proteins are synthesized.

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Site of protein synthesis.

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tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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Transfer RNA function.

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The genetic code is a set of rules by which information encoded in mRNA is translated into proteins.

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Rules for mRNA to protein translation.

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that corresponds to a specific amino acid.

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Three-nucleotide sequence for amino acids.

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The start codon is the first codon of a messenger RNA transcript translated by a ribosome.

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Initiation codon for translation.

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Stop codons signal the end of protein synthesis.

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Termination signals in translation.